The 76ers' coach called a timeout upon seeing this, and Gan Guoyang walked over and tapped Allen Iverson on the head, said nothing, and returned to the bench.
Allen Iverson returned to the bench with encouragement and support from his teammates, drank some water, adjusted his mood, but still felt very broken.
The humiliation during four months on the farm seemed to replay, flooding back like a tide, making it hard for him to control himself.
At the same time, he knew that after the game, the news of "Allen Iverson cried after being beat by Ah Gan" would make the headlines.
However, Iverson did not regret it; he didn't regret challenging Ah Gan. He always believed it was the right and courageous thing to do.
Coach Davis substituted the emotionally unstable Iverson off for a while, waited for him to return to normal, and then put him back in, instructing Iverson to avoid Ah Gan.
